We’ve already established that you can make money while traveling the world by starting a blog, but what if running a blog isn’t your thing? Are you instead a kickass teacher? What about a born salesperson? Do you have experience working in a resort? Or do you dream of appearing on the big screen?

As luck would have it, there literally thousands of opportunities to consider which will allow you to make money while continuing to travel the world. You don’t have to be a blogger to do it!

We highly recommend Sharon Gourlay’s “How to Make Money From Blogging” – She details strategies for monetization and the exact methods she uses to make an annual $150,000 income.

Teach English

English language skills are in high demand all around the world, and there are hundreds of wonderful jobs available for those looking to teach English abroad. Thousands of travelers are earning cash teaching English abroad everyday, and often you don’t need to be certified. You just need to be a native speaker.

Day-Trading

Day trading might not be for everyone, but it has the potential to earn you some really big bucks, and you get to be your own boss. Marcello from WanderingTrader.com is a great example of someone who is traveling the world, living off the cash earned from day trading.

Does the financial freedom sound appealing? Do your necessary research to learn “how to”, and then turn your Knowledge to Action.

Hotel Reviews

You’re planning on traveling – chances are you’ll be staying in a hotel or hostel at some point along your trip. Why not get paid to review the hotels you’re already staying at?! You could learn how to start a travel blog and charge hotels for mentions on your site, or you could get paid to essentially be a secret shopper.

Hotel Confidential offers $25 per hotel review for four short clips of the property. And, if you’re on an extended trip, that cash can add up quickly!

Here’s a recent video I made which earned me $25.

Sell Your Services

Maybe you’re a great hairdresser, maybe you’re a great masseuse. Pick a popular hotel/hostel and ask to put up a sign.

Earl from Wandering Earl recalls meeting “a traveler who was doing this in Zagreb, Croatia and she was making $40 USD per day by advertising in 3 hostels. She would cut hair for a month, then travel for a month and repeat. Not bad at all.”

Consider which skills you have and sell yourself based on that. Are you a qualified scuba instructor? Can you drive a boat? Would you be able to lead walking tours of a destination? Find out which local tour operators need help and go from there.

Bartending

There are a decent amount of bars throughout the world who are willing to pay ‘cash in hand’ to those with experience who are willing to stick around for a while. Same goes for small family run restaurants/cafes and hostels.

The best way to hear about these opportunities is by asking around, though you can also check out the local classifieds or community boards at local hostels or radio stations for businesses advertising for help.

If you’re this skilled at bartending you shouldn’t have a problem finding a job! Photo by Prayitno.

Photography & Videography

If you’re great with a camera, consider making money by selling stock photographs/video footage.

Do some research to find out what kind of footage/photos are selling, and what they’re selling for, and start snapping away! All of our photography and video is shot on the Canon PowerShot SX50.

Act in Films & Television Overseas

Ever dream of appearing on the big screen? Land yourself an acting job by keeping track of casting calls for extra’s and stand in actors. Malachai of Itchy Feet Comic found himself in Berlin during the filming of George Clooney’s “Monuments Men”.

“I ran around in army getup for 24 hours” he said.

Add websites like Backstage and StarNow to your favorites bar, and sign up for their newsletters to never miss an opportunity.

Acting in “Untamed Kittens” in Canberra, Australia. Your favorite travel blogger is in the center in the black dress!

Resort Jobs

Resorts all over the world hire international staff for everything from front desk positions, waitressing and housekeeping, to jobs in the activity/entertainment department.

Some resorts at smaller and more isolated destinations like Australia’s Hamilton Island even offer 6 – 12 month contracts which include options for housing.

Also consider cruise ship employment.

Also consider cruise ship employment.

These ideas are merely examples of the many ways anyone can earn money while traveling the world.

With some imagination and creativity the opportunities can be truly endless.

Know of any other ways to make money while traveling the world? Let us know!

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Megan is an Australian Journalist who has been travelling and blogging around the world for the last 7 years to inspire others to embark on their own worldwide adventure! Her husband Mike is an American travel photographer, and together they have made the world their home.

Thanks Megan! There’s a few on this list that our new to me. Excited to check out Hotel Confidential. Sure, its only $25 but we tend to stay in a new room every couple of days so that could add up real quick. Clicking over now. Thanks!

We’ve experienced a lot of these options, and then heard about the rest from friends.

The main thing I’ve learned over time is that it’s best to invest in multiple streams of income to keep it coming in. So for instance we combine hotel confidential with waitressing/bartending and running our blog as well as online freelancing.

Isolated each revenue stream may appear to be fairly small, but if you run a few different projects at the same time it can start to add up.

I’m yet to experience teaching English abroad or day trading, though I’ve always managed to find good paying jobs in hospitality and resorts. You just have to be willing to work in customer service!

Having done the work as an extra on a couple films, I didn’t make a ton of money, but I was surprised to meet other expats who did this full-time! They paid the rent as background “performers”. So yes, it can be done, but probably better to do a little of all these things, that way you’re not stuck if one of them falls through.

Megan, you were in a film? Why didn’t we know about this and how can we get a copy!!!!

Nice ideas here. I was approached about a year ago to see if I’d be interested in doing these hotel video reviews. I declined it at the time as I was unsure if I could fit it in to my timetable. If it is a growing thing and worthy then I might have to reconsider.

Some really great tips there! Thanks for recommending Hotel Confidential and the photography stock sites, I didn’t even know such thing existed.
Just one clarification though – in many countries, you don’t need to be a native English speaker to teach the language, but you do need to be qualified. Some schools actually prefer hiring non-native speakers, as they tend to have a better understanding of grammar. Great post anyway, I’m bookmarking it!

Glad you enjoyed the post – thanks for the correction on teaching English abroad – I’ll go in and fix that up.

And I can totally understand that – those who speak English as a second language generally have better grammar skills than those of us who were raised in English speaking countries and put through what are now terrible school systems!!

Great ideas Megan. I am going to have a look at the Hotel confidential idea you mentioned. Brill. I start a 6-12 month RTW trip in January 2015. Made the tough decision to quit my employer after 24 years employment to enjoy my life more.

Thanks Darren – glad you found the ideas useful! Congrats on making the huge step to embrace a life of travel! Actually deciding to truly make it happen is the hardest part. You’ll have such a phenomenal time!

Great tips here on making some much-needed cash while on the road! Definitely will be looking into the hotel reviews on Hotel Confidential as that seems to be something really worthwhile for everyone concerned.

At the moment, I earn as a freelance writer and editor, but I’m really looking to add more income streams. I trained as a masseuse before but I never got to practice my skills. Maybe it’s time to do that, given I’m about to set off on my 2-year backpacking trip in South America :D

You could probably definitely earn a bit of cash on the side putting your masseuse skills to work in hostels and backpackers around the place – multiple income streams is definitely the best way to go about approaching making money on the road, that way when one dries up you’re not left completely stranded.